From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail009.syd.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.20.137]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PGA5-0004aB-00 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 00:57:30 -0500 Received: from borg.mshome.net (blaax4-b130.dialup.optusnet.com.au [211.28.85.130]) by mail009.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id gBK5vMF20595 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:57:23 +1100 Received: from shaun_oliver by borg.mshome.net with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PG9w-0000Qa-00 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:57:20 +1100 Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 16:57:20 +1100 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting Message-ID: <20021220055720.GA1643@borg.mshome.net> References: <20021219024936.GA697@romuald.net.eu.org> <15873.14879.144173.264068@localhost.localdomain> <003e01c2a7c6$16e27be0$be00a8c0@default> <15874.31760.783138.114956@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <15874.31760.783138.114956@localhost.localdomain> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i From: shaun_oliver@optusnet.com.au Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 09:10:24PM -0500, Dave Hunt wrote: > Ok, so, it's rural:). > > Hee Haw, > > -Dave > > Glenn Ervin writes: > > Given the small percentage of Blind folks to the number of sighted, I'd call > > this a rural legend, rather than an urban legend. Haw! > ok then, rather than going off and srpouting legeond, let's have some facts to mull over. http://www.acoustics.hut.fi/~slemmett/dippa/chap2.html this site should give you a farely comprehensive overview of the history and developement of speech synthesis with some sound grabs to boot. I used it not long ago for an assignment task. hth > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Shaun Oliver A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques contaminate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain edible nutriments. email: shaun_oliver@optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435 yahoo: blindman01_2000 MSN: blindman_2001@hotmail.com IRC: irc.angeleyez.net IRC NICK: blindman